New York § 795 - 795Definitions

§ 795. 795Definitions

* § 795. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Bidder" means any individual, business, vendor or other legal entity, or any employee, agent, consultant or person acting on behalf thereof, that submits a bid in response to a solicitation. 2. "Telecommunications tower" means any freestanding tower, monopole or similar structure or facility used for the provision of wireless services including ancillary telecommunications equipment required to integrate such structure or facility into an existing or proposed wireless network. 3. "Tower technician" means any telecommunications professional who installs, repairs, and maintains telecommunications towers and equipment. 4. "Contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, organization or other entity, including a construction manager, general or prime contractor, joint venture, or any combination thereof, which enters into a construction contract with an owner. 5. "Subcontractor" means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, organization or other entity, or any combination thereof, which is a party to a contract with a contractor, and/or party to a contract with the contractor's subcontractors at any tier to perform any portion of work within the scope of the contractor's tower services contract with the owner, including where the subcontractor has no direct privity of contract with the contractor. 6. "Procurement contract" means any written agreement entered into by a state agency for the acquisition of goods, services, or construction. 7. "Tower services" means any work performed by a tower technician, or licensing agreements regarding the use of state-owned telecommunications towers. 8. "OSHA" means the federal occupational safety and health administration. * NB Effective and Repealed July 1, 2026